Author: Tim Stephens
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Record-setting toxic algae bloom persists along U.S. West Coast
An extensive bloom of toxic algae along the West Coast has waxed and waned since it first appeared in early May, but it hasn’t gone away.
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UC Santa Cruz develops innovative online courses available to all UC students
UC Santa Cruz faculty are venturing into the brave new world of online education.
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A ‘hydrothermal siphon’ drives water circulation through the seafloor
A new study explains previous observations of ocean water flowing through the seafloor from one seamount to another.
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UC Santa Cruz partners with UC Merced in nanotechnology center
Nanotechnology researchers at UC Santa Cruz are partners in a new center for nanomaterials research funded by NASA and based at UC Merced.
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UC Santa Cruz team introduces new web-based tools for finding videogames
The proliferation of videogames has created a “discoverability” problem for game enthusiasts and others, but help is now just a click away.
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Fish declines linked to effects of excess nutrients on coastal estuaries
Offshore fisheries that depend on the health of fish nurseries in coastal estuaries are adversely affected by excess nutrients in runoff from land
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Scientists discover a protein that silences the biological clock
A protein associated with cancer cells is a powerful suppressor of the clock that drives the daily rhythms of cells throughout the body.
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Robert P. Kraft, eminent astronomer and former director of UC Observatories, dies at age 87
Kraft was a widely recognized researcher and a gifted administrator who helped guide astronomy into the modern era.
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Community effort provides new ‘gold standard’ for genomic data analysis
UC Santa Cruz researchers contributed to a comprehensive assessment of methods for identifying mutations in cancer genomes.
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Gifts from alum Sage Weil provide $3 million for open source research at UC Santa Cruz
Alumnus Sage Weil has established an endowed chair and provided an additional $2 million for research in open source software.
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Persistence yields progress in AIDS vaccine research at UC Santa Cruz
Veteran vaccine researcher Phil Berman has developed a new approach based on an old vaccine and recent advances in HIV immunology
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UC Santa Cruz Arboretum inspires young author’s nature guide
Nature walk and book signing on May 17 celebrates the publication of ‘The Budding Naturalist’s Guide to the UC Santa Cruz Arboretum’ by 15-year-old Kelly McCandless